With prices and sales volumes on a record pace for this year, are we looking at a real estate bubble that will pop?  A recent blip in Paris’ strong price growth which is currently around mid-7% has not stopped observers asking if the market is in a bubble. The Paris Notaires are predicting that by […]

According to French notaires, prices have evolved comparatively in Paris and London over the past 15 years, more than tripling in both cities. Nonetheless, London remains far more expensive. The Paris and Île-de-France notaires recently released a study comparing real estate prices in London and Paris. An analysis of property value across the last 15 […]

The notaires of Paris and Île-de-France expect real estate prices to remain stable in the capital during the first quarter of 2016, at around 8,000 euros per square meter. Meanwhile sales volumes experienced strong growth at the end of 2015. Real estate prices seem on their way to steadying in Paris, ending what professionals have […]

Last year, 23.8% of real estate transactions in Paris involved buyers over 60 years old, according to a new study. This trend is echoed across the country and has, alongside other factors, helped revive the French real estate market. A new study undertaken by real estate agency Century 21 reports that after a drop in […]

Recent reports reveal that the real estate market in Paris has remained stable following the November 13th terrorist attacks, despite a slight slump in the days immediately following the events. Online realtor Green-Acres typically records traffic of over one million visits per month, with 50% of visitors being foreign. The day following the attacks, the […]

Meilleursagents’ monthly barometer finds that real estate prices in France have decreased slightly in Paris as well as in nine other large cities during the month of October. A slight property price decrease was recorded in October across ten major French cities last month, according to Meilleursagents’ latest monthly property price report. The drop in […]

A new study surveying prime real estate in 15 major international cities reveals that Paris offers one of the most attractive tax regimes for foreign investors. British estate agent Knight Frank recently published their Global Tax Report in partnership with Ernst & Young (EY), assessing the impact of tax and property costs for foreign investors […]

Reporting on the Paris real estate market’s summer flourish, the Parisian notaries believe continued growth and steady prices are on the agenda for coming months. The notaires of Paris and Île-de-France have published their analysis of the residential real estate market in the region for the third quarter of 2015. According to the report, the […]

With buyers returning to the market — thanks, in part, to interest rates on property loans reaching record lows — real estate professionals report being more optimistic about the future of the property sector. A report published on 21st September quantifies this renewed optimism. The survey, commissioned by the Crédit Foncier and the CSA, reveals […]

Study finds that real estate acquisitions by non-residents are on the rise in France after a decline in 2013. This confirms the slow growth in foreign purchases begun in 2014. Foreigners are once again allowing themselves to be seduced by the French property market and are back to buy after two years of marked disinterest.